Investment in the Construction Sector
Capital construction rule under debate
Changes to the laws pertaining to capital construction investment were the focus of National Assembly debate yesterday in Ha Noi.
City rushes to finish bridge projects
HCM City– workers are toiling hard to complete two major bridges in downtown HCM City ahead of the Liberation Day and the May Day holidays at the of this month.[…]
Heavy flooding damages dam, delays major construction projects
Several large-scale national construction projects have been damaged by unusually heavy flooding, according to the deputy director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF) Le Thanh Hai.
Gov’t unveils development plan Blueprint lays out step-by-step development of a network of urban regions
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for developing the country’s urban area system by 2025. It lays out the step-by-step development of a network of urban regions with similar modern infrastructure, populations and other conditions.
Hanoi begins project to bury overhead power lines
The city’s Department of Construction has officially chosen contractors to move underground the more than 127,000km of wires and cables currently hanging over the streets of the capital.
Plan to turn HCM City into Asian economic hub by 2050
HCM City – The Ministry of Construction on Tuesday announced an ambitious plan to develop the country’s largest city into one of major economic hubs in Asia by 2050.
Hanoi turns in building wish list
The Hanoi People’s Committee will submit 245 of 744 public-work projects to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for approval after a two-month review.
Bond issue to fund two big projects
HCM City – Finance Minister Va Van Ninh has agreed with a HCM City proposal that it issue VND22 trillion (US$1.3 billion) worth of bonds to raise additional funds for two major cash-strapped projects in HCM City. […]
Green residential project planned
Work will start in July on an US$8 billion township only 13km from the heart of Ha Noi across the Hong River.
Survey finds builders continue to ignore energy-saving measures
Hanoi – Poor insulation and design is causing a 20 to 30 per cent loss in energy saving survey, implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology in co-ordination with Hanoi University of Architecture.
Building industry set for clean-up
Experts from the Ministry of Construction and the British Department for International Development worked here yesterday on an initiative to provide more financial transparency in the construction industry.
Real estate trading floors get busier
Hanoi – the Ha Noi real estate market has shown signs of recovering from last year’s slump, with the number of transactions last month tripling the pace set in the closing months of 2008, according to Pham Trung Ha, director of the Hoa Phat Real Estate Co.
Stimulus solution puts construction fee on hold
A new regulation on collection of construction fees for new housing contracts in Ha Noi will be postponed until the end of this year, according to Nguyen Van Nam, vice head of the Economy and Budget Board of the city’s People’s Council.
Un vows help to rehaul land policies
Hanoi — The United Nations Development Programme has pledged to help Viet Nam rehash its land policies for socio-economic development.The agreement was signed yesterday between Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong and programme country director in Viet Nam Setsuko Yamazaki.
Hanoi to put the brakes on new urban projects
Frenzied rapid urban development during Hanoi’s rapid expansion has gotten the red light. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just ordered Hanoi to stop issuing licenses for new urban development projects until a master construction plan was completed.
Rosy outlook for construction industry
HCM City — With work on several large infrastructure projects scheduled to begin this year, the construction and construction material industries are set for a recovery, experts said.
Builders urged to improve quality
Hanoi – the construction sector must improve the quality of building work throughout Viet Nam, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at a conference held by the Ministry of Construction yesterday.
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